Harry Parks (cricketer)

For the American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, see Henry Jeremiah Parks.

Harry Parks

Personal information
Born	(1906-07-18)18 July 1906 Haywards Heath, Sussex
Died	17 May 1984(1984-05-17) (aged 77) Taunton, Somerset
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 483 Runs scored 21,725 Batting average 33.57 100s/50s 42/106 Top score 200* Balls bowled 1,208 Wickets 13 Bowling average 54.23 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/37 Catches/stumpings 196/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 October 2021

Henry William Parks (18 July 1906 – 7 May 1984) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman whose first-class career with Sussex lasted from 1926 to 1948. In 483 matches he scored 21,725 runs at an average of 33.57, with 42 centuries and a highest score of 200* . He scored 1000 runs in a season 14 times, with a best of 2,122 in 1947. Before World War Two he was a middle-order batsman, but after it he became John Langridge's opening partner.

He was a member of a notable cricketing family, being the brother of Jim Parks senior and the uncle of Jim Parks junior. He stood as a first-class umpire in 1949 and 1950, and played one match for the Commonwealth XI in India in 1949–50, his last first-class match. Afterwards he was a coach at Taunton School.

External links

• Harry Parks at ESPNcricinfo
• Wisden obituary